This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a unique Community that provides care and support in an inclusive, vibrant and holistic way.
We are seeking a Registered Manager. This is an opportunity for someone who revels in taking personal and professional responsibility and accountability for quality assurance and compliance in social care within an inclusive community setting and ethos.
Loch Arthur
For the last 40 years, Loch Arthur Camphill Community has been providing 24/7, 360° holistic support to adults with special needs (learning disabilities) in a unique environment.
Fundamental to the ethos of Camphill is the creation of community, recognising the worth of every person and the provision of meaningful and fulfilling work for all Community members. In our community, we have seven shared households where 28 people with disabilities live with others and are being supported by long-term and short-term coworkers living in the same house and or employed coworkers who are part of the team and are part of creating home.
Together they create a nurturing and supportive environment where everyone contributes to and benefits from the shared experience.
Loch Arthur has a range of productive workshops and enterprises which have developed over the years. These arrangements support those who live in Loch Arthur Community and those who attend for day activities/meaningful work.
Purpose and Scope of the Job
The Registered Manager has a responsibility for the quality assurance of the social care provision provided by Loch Arthur, which brings with it a wide variety of tasks and challenges. In addition the post-holder, as a member of the Management Team, has an opportunity to contribute to the development and decision-making processes of Loch Arthur Community
This role works very closely with the internal social care group and, through that group, with those co-workers who are carrying out social care duties daily. This is a type of symbiotic relationship, the working of which is essential for this role to be successful.
You will be an experienced leader who welcomes the opportunity to work in an open, collaborative environment. You will be experienced in social care management and comfortable with people management and leadership. You will be excited by working with others and ready to tackle the challenges involved in managing sensitive, inclusive organisational change.
You will have a strong commitment to being part of a thriving community, dedicated to the principles of shared living. You will take pride in getting it right for those we care for and support.
Qualifications and Skills:
If you are passionate about making a difference and dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive community, we would love to hear from you.
Great at working with numbers
Leading a team of internal and external experts
Keen interest in forward planning
Building a great place to work
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
It’s a great time to join us.
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About Our Service
Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community-based facilitation services throughout Dumfries and Galloway. In the past three years we have grown from a small but very well established and respected service to that of a major contributor to the provision of care and support across Dumfries and the wider region. We pride ourselves on our creativity, flexibility, and willingness to think outside the box with the support we offer.
Within Dumfries & Galloway we provide:
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About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy SDS brokerage team as an SDS Link Practitioner. Following confirmation of funding from The Scottish Government, Support in the Right Direction initiative we are looking forward to further developing our service to deliver our agreed self-directed support outcomes.
Our service will focus on:
We are looking for someone who is keen to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support, who will implement national policy into practice at a local level, while maintaining a positive environment and high-quality service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values and vision into practice.
What our staff say about this role:
What our the people who use our service say:
Passionate about employability and lifelong learning
Confident in building connections and positive relationships
Committed to inclusion and addressing inequity
Keen interest in shared learning and collaboration
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
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Our Support Workers are our most important people as they provide front line support. Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. Supporting individuals to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interests and hobbies and access peer support. Contributing to activity development and leading the way towards exciting and new activities to promote brain health.
The use of a car is preferred (mileage and expenses are paid).
A willingness to learn and participate in training (including SVQ’s) and registration with the SSSC is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.
Are You the One?
Turning Point Scotland are recruiting a Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South for our pioneering and innovative approach to Recruitment, Engagement and Retention. We believe that everyone can have a future to look forward to, and that means looking after our people.
We are looking for an experienced recruiter to join our award-winning team in the role of Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South covering Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Inverclyde. This is a rare and exiting opportunity to join our fantastic recruitment team as a trusted member and to take ownership and responsibility for our services recruitment and engagement needs.
You will take the lead in developing our existing, strong recruitment and engagement brand and develop our future campaigns across a range of digital and traditional mediums to recruit high quality applicants into career opportunities within Turning Point Scotland, whilst at all times ensuring that our safer Recruitment procedures are followed.
Working with the Senior Recruitment and Engagement Partner and the Team you will work in partnership with Heads of Service and Service Managers, to ensure the successful recruitment, on boarding and retention of good quality candidates within the South area with the responsibility for the creation, planning and implementation of recruitment and engagement solutions across a variety of traditional, innovative and digital mediums.
You will be an experienced recruiter with a strong track record and an outgoing personality, willingness to get to know your services locally together with your abilities to engage with third party partners and professional. You will lead the end-to-end recruitment, engagement and retention cycle for Turning Point Scotland within your area and will be pivotal in developing our employment brand, talent pipeline as well as taking responsibility for continuing to enhance our direct recruitment model into a business-aligned, value adding function.
We operate an Agile Working Policy which can be partly home based with a requirement to travel to Services and attend occasional meetings at our main office in Glasgow as and when required.
Wigtown Festival Company is looking to appoint a Young People’s Engagement Officer to develop and run our year-round programmes with 15-25-year-olds. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a fresh way of working with our target group of 15-to-25-year-olds at Wigtown Book Festival and around the year.
We are seeking a dynamic and imaginative individual who is experienced in enabling young people (YP) to develop cultural skills and explore their interests in a secure and supportive environment. The ideal candidate will be passionate about widening cultural access and overcoming barriers to participation.
Working within a small programming team and reporting to the Creative Director, they will be responsible for initiating, delivering and evaluating projects, and delivering against the aims of the Festival Company’s Young People’s Engagement Plan. An ability to self-organise and juggle multiple projects in a busy workplace is essential.
The Young People’s Engagement Post is kindly supported by The Holywood Trust.
Salary and Terms
The position is full-time / 35 hours a week. The salary is in the range of £26,000-£30,000 depending on experience, with an initial contract for two years.
WFC is a Fair Work and Real Living Wage employer and is open to flexible working from day one.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Experience and Attributes
Other Desirable Experience and Attributes
Are you looking for a change of job or career?
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Key are a compassionate and caring social care organisation who have worked in Dumfries & Galloway for around 40 years. We are currently recruiting for our services in Annan and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing high quality, flexible, person centred services to people who have a wide variety of support needs including, learning disabilities, autism, young people in transition and people who have mental health support needs. We also provide a variety of community and building based short breaks in the town centre.
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Passionate about the potential of every community
Keen interest in local enterprise
Builder of connections and positive relationships
Interest in learning and collaboration
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
An interest in community health and wellbeing
Great with planning and coordination
Enjoys building guides and resources
Keen to play a part in a growing, ambitious team
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
Building community relationships
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Being part of a development team, passionate about communities
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
Quality programme planning
Community and stakeholder engagement
Designing new ways of working with communities
Playing your part in an ambitious team
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With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.